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MKC to JCI: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → Olathe (New Century Aircenter Airport)
26 mi
41 km · 22 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
26 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City, United States
- JCI — New Century Aircenter Airport · Olathe, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MKC
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport21 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field24 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport26 mi away
Near JCI
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport8 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport22 mi away
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport26 mi away
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MKC from JCI?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to Olathe (JCI) is 26 miles (41 km, 22 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to JCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MKC to JCI?
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